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Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams takes up the controversial discussion of the President's latest nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, with special guests with special insights. Join us along with Matt Margolis, the founder/editor of Blogs for Bush, distinguished Law Professor, Carl Tobias from the University of Richmond School of Law and Drucilla Ramey, Executive Director of the National Association of Women Judges. This show is a must listen!

Coast to Coast with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams sparks a rapid-fire discussion about the new law that shields gunmakers from crime victim lawsuits, called The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms. Our special guests are Josh Horowitz, Exec. Dir., the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, David Kopel, Research Dir., Independence Institute and editor-in-chief, Journal on Firearms & Public Policy and Professor Eugene Volokh from the UCLA School of Law whose blog is The Volokh Conspiracy.

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes up a discussion of the new bankruptcy law that has bankruptcy attorneys' offices swamped! Our special guests are Attorney Henry Sommer, a leading authority on consumer bankruptcy and Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy from Philadelphia and Attorney Gibson Pagter, Jr. a bankruptcy lawyer from the firm Pagter and Miller, APLC, of Santa Ana, California. Join us as we sort through the first major revision in U-S bankruptcy law in a quarter century!

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers gets first hand accounts from inside the courtroom at the VIOXX trial underway in New Jersey. A 60-yr old war veteran claims VIOXX caused his heart attack. Special guest, Attorney Sam Davis, from Davis, Saperstein & Solomon, P.C., who has been attending the trial to gather information for his own plaintiffs' cases against Merck Pharmaceuticals, recounts developments in the trial including some outbursts between Merck lead defense counsel and Judge Carol Higbee. Also joining us on the show is NJ Law Journal reporter Lisa Brennan and well-known defense Attorney Alan Klein from Duane Morris LLP, who was MDL liason counsel for a pharmaceutical manufacturer in the diet drug fen-phen litigation. Three important perspectives you won't want to miss!

Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes on an important issue about diversity (or lack thereof) in the legal blogosphere. Are the ranks of women, and minorities being heard? Are they getting the recognition they deserve? Our special guests are Lisa Stone, originator of BlogHer, a blogger and a journalist whose work has appeared in the NY Times and the LA Times, Attorney Sean Carter, a syndicated writer, blogger and legal humorist who writes Lawpsided, and Monica Bay, editor in chief of Law Technology News and who writes The Common Scold. Don't miss the revealing discussion on this show!

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. Why aren't there more lawyers doing pro bono work? We explore that with special guests Mark O'Brien, Deputy Director of Probono.net, a non-profit organization in NYC that provides access to justice through innovative technology and volunteer lawyer participation and Ken Babcock, the Executive Director and General Counsel for Public Law Center in its 24th year providing free civil legal services for residents in Orange County, California. And as the Supreme Court approaches a new session, what's in store - what are the cases to watch? We're thrilled to have on the show, Marcia Coyle, Washington Bureau Chief for the National Law Journal and Commentator for PBS. We know you won't want to miss news from the Blogosphere too!

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers engage a feisty topic on this show - Bloggers as Journalists: Making New Rules. Our special guests are long-time broadcast journalist and CBS News National Editor Bill Felling, Wendy Seltzer, visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School teaching Internet law and privacy as well as a well known blogger, Jeff Lewis, partner at Enterprise Counsel Group in Irvine, California, who also writes the SoCalLawBlog, and Kurt Opsahl, staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation focusing on civil liberties, free speech and privacy law. Its a vibrant discussion about bloggers and journalists as the lines blurr and the right to free speech is protected in the legal system.

Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. We get the latest from the legal community crippled by Hurricane Katrina. You'll hear first-hand accounts from Louisiana attorneys and top law bloggers, Ernie Svenson and Raymond P. Ward, both of whom have relocated their practices for now. Their stories are compelling and attitudes amazingly positive considering the devastation and long-term effects for lawyers, their clients and the courts. Texas has opened up their big hearts to help the legal professionals from the Gulf Coast. You'll hear from Texas State Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright, President of the Texas Bar, Eduardo Roberto Rodriguez and former President of the Texas Bar, Kelly Frels. Find out how lawyers nationwide can help!

Coast to Coast, with J. Craig Williams (May It Please The Court) and Robert Ambrogi (Lawsites) from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers zero in on a lively discussion of John Roberts nomination for Chief Justice of the U-S Supreme Court. Guests on the show are Professor Craig Bradley from Indiana University School of Law, who clerked for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Elliot Mincberg, Vice President and Legal Director of People for the American Way, a nationally known advocacy group opposing the Roberts nomination, Professor Gail Heriot from the San Diego School of Law, former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee and who writes the Right Coast legal blog and Lyle Denniston who has been one of America's leading Supreme Court reporters for 45 years. Its an insightful group weighing in on one of the most historic times for America's high court.

"Coast to Coast" with J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers debuts with a great show! American Bar Association President Michael S. Greco is our special guest to talk about the challenges and goals for American lawyers over the next year. And from the Duke Law School, we're fortunate to have Professor Erwin Chemerinsky on the show to talk about the far-reaching effects of the recent Supreme Court decision on a city's reach to take private property under eminent doman in Kelo v. New London. Plus you won't want to miss the news from the Blogosphere!